Err, I actually meant: "the current fig builds are NOT meant to be release-ready." :-)
--lucasr ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lucas Rocha" <[email protected]> > To: "mobile-firefox-dev" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, 14 August, 2013 5:12:50 PM > Subject: Call for testers - Revamped Start Page/Awesomescreen aka "Figgy > Fennec" > > Hi all, > > We (the Fennec front-end team) have been working on a big UI revamp for the > Awesomescreen (where you search bookmarks and browsing history when you tap > on the main toolbar) and the Start Page (aka about:home, the one with the > thumbnails that you see when you start the app). > > In terms of interaction, we're essentially merging the Awesomescreen and the > Start Page into a single UI element formed of swipable pages. This means the > page you'll see on startup is the same that you'll see when tap on the URL > bar. > > We've been hacking on this new UI in a separate repo called fig. Our plan is > to merge it to mozilla-central next week (August 19-23) and continue > development on m-c as usual. The new UI required us to rewrite large chunks > of our Android front-end code. So, backing out after we land on m-c is > probably not an (sane) option. Therefore, we have to be fairly confident > that 1) We won't completely break Fennec Nightly after we merge to m-c (at > least not for too long) and 2) There are no major issues in the new code > that would stop us from shipping it in Firefox 26 (the current cycle). > > Here's where you enter! In order to increase our confidence in the new code, > we'd like to get a few more eyes on our latest fig builds to catch any > potential major issues before the merge next week. > > If you have an Android device, here's how you can help: > > 1. Download and install the latest fig nightly build here: > > http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/mobile/nightly/latest-fig-android/fennec-26.0a1.en-US.android-arm.apk > > The build will be installed in parallel to whatever build (Nightly, > Aurora, Beta, Firefox) you currently have on your device. > > 2. What aspects of the UI should you focus on your attention on? > > * The start page. When you start Fennec, the new UI will be presented > straight away. > - Does it show up properly? Any obvious visual/functional brokenness? > - Is the content of each page/tab (History, Bookmarks, Reading List) > correct as expected? > * Tap on the URL bar, the same UI should show up. > - Does it show up properly? Any obvious visual/functional brokenness? > * General browsing activities. > - Add bookmarks, pin pages: do they show up properly in the UI? > - Does browsing history show up properly in the Most Recent and Most > Visited tabs? > - Does tabs from last session show up properly under the Last Tabs tab in > the new UI? > * General UX feedback. > > File bugs under product "Firefox for Android", component "Awesomescreen". Fig > bugs should block the meta bug 862793. Feel free to simply email me your > feedback if you're feeling lazy about using Bugzilla. > > Important note: the current fig builds are meant to be release-ready. So, you > will find a few rough edges. The point of this call for testers is to catch > any major issues that could stop us from merging to m-c. As I said, we'll > still be polishing it and fixing bugs during the Firefox 26 cycle and > beyond. > > We'll be making a final decision on the merge to m-c on Friday (August 16). > It would be nice if you could send your immediate feedback before then. > We'll probably do a proper test day after we merge to m-c. It will be > announced in the usual channels, stay tuned. > > Let me know if you any questions. > > Cheers! > > --lucasr _______________________________________________ mobile-firefox-dev mailing list [email protected] https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/mobile-firefox-dev
